Just
recently, Bangkok Air Catering has two additional airline
customers, ELAL Israel Airlines and ISRAIR, effective
since May 1st and July 7th, 2007, respectively.
“We
are delighted to have both airlines in our international
customer portfolio. Winning these contracts demonstrates
that BAC has met the security standards required by
the airlines, as proven by the completion of the security
audit implemented by the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO). It also demonstrates our ability
to meet the demands and requirements imposed by kosher
cuisine,” says Knobel. “All our kosher products
will be produced in a separate kitchen designated specially
for kosher,” he continues.
The
kosher kitchen will be used not only for the airlines,
but also for any other kosher-related business, i.e.,
kosher box meals. BAC aims to provide frozen kosher
meals to caterers in Thailand and throughout the Asian
region, or even to sell directly to airlines. BAC has
successfully supplied kosher boxes to LSG (Thailand)
since June 30th, 2007.
What
make BAC’s kosher kitchen different from that
of other caterers? The answer is simple: its kosher
kitchen is strictly and completely separate, including
its own bonded airline equipment store, warewashing
and offloading areas.
BAC’s
frozen kosher products have a shelf life of only four
months, whereas the products of other kosher suppliers
have a shelf life of at least 36 to 60 months, which
means BAC’s product is fresher and of higher quality.
In
addition, kosher food is prepared under the supervision
of rabbis who examine ingredients and all aspects of
processing, packaging, and equipment.
Besides
the kosher kitchen, the unit also has two separate production
areas: a Halal certified kitchen, which represents the
biggest part of the kitchen; and non-halal area, restricted
to pork and alcohol products only.
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